Ghoultide Gathering Artist

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Art Doll Quarterly, August 2013, pages 46-49

Prims, Fall issue 2011, pages 22-27

A Primitive Place, Fall 2011, p 14

Prims Magazine, pages 6-9

Celebrate 365, Winter Issue

Monkey-Cats' Work on p. 22

Celebrate 365, Fall Issue 2010

Monkey-Cats' work on p. 21

Monkey-Cats Studio

These are the reason for "Monkey-Cats" Studio receiving the name. Pretty cute when they were kittens but they are now 9 years old, still think they are kittens and try to fit in the same spaces on my studio table. For some reason these two have very long tails like a monkey and received the nickname monkey boys from my husband. We are sure they can swing upside down by those tails! Their real names are Jake and Elwood, after the Blues Brothers, because they try to do the right thing but they are just naughty.

Seasonal Paintings

Trick or Treat Moon Pie

Pumpkin Halloween Parade

Trick or Treat Celestial Charlie

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

What happened to spring? Suddenly it is the second week of June, and my inventory of Halloween pieces is far from where it should be at this point. Perhaps I'm getting older and just can't work at the frenzied pace I used to, or it could be that I let that darned thing called Facebook eat up too much of my time, or more than likely it is just the simple fact I have been watching too many young squirrels, baby bunnies and butterflies pass my studio window. Regardless, my reality is that I need to kick it in gear and get to work!

Speaking of Halloween, it is a joy to announce that I will be participating in Ghoultide Gathering again this fall. Ghoultide will be held in Chelsea, Michigan, on October 3rd, so now is a great time to make your plans to attend! Take the link above and go to the Ghoultide Gathering website for details about the show and where to stay.

The Ghoultide experience has become a magical part of the Halloween season for me, and I look forward to seeing fellow artists and their works along with greeting collectors and Halloween enthusiasts in such a festive atmosphere. Many hours of love and labor go into this show by it's participants and our show directors, Scott Smith and Bill Gilmore, which combined make it a magical weekend that does not disappoint! (Have I convinced you yet?) I hope to see many of you there!

A few Halloween works have already left the studio table and will be making their journey to Michigan this fall. I do not create female pumpkin figures very often, so much to my surprise one grew from the studio patch in recent weeks. She will be joining a few witches of the same gender, so trouble may be brewing at Monkey-Cats Studio this year!

Have broom, will travel!

Back to work for me! Oh look, another Swallowtail....and so it goes.~Laurie